Standard Rant/Update About Work/Life, Numbered For Your Pleasure
Life is something of a jumble right now, so we'll paint by numbers to keep it straight.
1) Off work today as there is no work to be done. I put in 32 hours this week and called everyone (my boss, coworkers, and even my former boss and coworkers in the Portland branch) to see if there was work to cover; no dice. The small paycheck will be lame, but I am viciously ill and did just get a raise/bonus last month, so it's fine. One of my coworkers is fairly pissed because we were all promised 40 hours, no more/less, when I transferred. He says it's not our fault that they screwed up by transfering me without sorting out routes first. It gives me the warm fuzzies knowing I'm a mistake :/
2) On another work-related note, I am growing a bit fed up with this company. When my new manager visited me in Portland before the transfer, he and I talked about my pay. He quoted me a minimum he would bump me up to if I stuck with the company. Long story short, he shafted me out of about 40 cents/hour. This doesn't sound like a huge deal and it really isn't, financially. But the fact that he lied about it just infuriates me. When we were going through the paperwork to get the raise approved, I noticed he hadn't filled in the blank for how much it would be for. I talked to a coworker about this whole situation and he said it's how they do business and that our manager NEVER fills in that box, always making you guess and wait for a number that is smaller than you assumed. I considered storming out, refusing to work for a company that treats the techs this way, but then I remembered the job market. Sigh.
3) Zach and I had our first "real" disagreement, though it couldn't honestly be called a fight. Fights generally have the option of finding a middle ground. What it boils down to is that he is Christian and I am not. Obviously this came up when we first started dating, but it seemed like a non-issue. Then his dad started talking about the end times and how I need to be informed...yikes. Once we talked it over, suddenly my non-believing bothered him (as far as I could tell) because it means I'm not going to Heaven. It is difficult to feel close to someone when you think so differently about life. The only "compromise" we've come up with is to start going to church so we can at least feel like we still know each other. It still doesn't totally make sense to me, but it is a much better option than breaking up.
4) Because of #2 and #3, I briefly considered moving back to Portland and working for the other branch, especially since they are losing a couple of technicians in November. Then I considered doing the Peace Corps. Or being a CBP agricultural specialist in Seattle. Being single would be an adventure...
5) ...but then again, I've gone to the Humane Society numerous times, looking for a cat to take home. Settling might also be nice.
6) And so it seems, some things never change.
1) Off work today as there is no work to be done. I put in 32 hours this week and called everyone (my boss, coworkers, and even my former boss and coworkers in the Portland branch) to see if there was work to cover; no dice. The small paycheck will be lame, but I am viciously ill and did just get a raise/bonus last month, so it's fine. One of my coworkers is fairly pissed because we were all promised 40 hours, no more/less, when I transferred. He says it's not our fault that they screwed up by transfering me without sorting out routes first. It gives me the warm fuzzies knowing I'm a mistake :/
2) On another work-related note, I am growing a bit fed up with this company. When my new manager visited me in Portland before the transfer, he and I talked about my pay. He quoted me a minimum he would bump me up to if I stuck with the company. Long story short, he shafted me out of about 40 cents/hour. This doesn't sound like a huge deal and it really isn't, financially. But the fact that he lied about it just infuriates me. When we were going through the paperwork to get the raise approved, I noticed he hadn't filled in the blank for how much it would be for. I talked to a coworker about this whole situation and he said it's how they do business and that our manager NEVER fills in that box, always making you guess and wait for a number that is smaller than you assumed. I considered storming out, refusing to work for a company that treats the techs this way, but then I remembered the job market. Sigh.
3) Zach and I had our first "real" disagreement, though it couldn't honestly be called a fight. Fights generally have the option of finding a middle ground. What it boils down to is that he is Christian and I am not. Obviously this came up when we first started dating, but it seemed like a non-issue. Then his dad started talking about the end times and how I need to be informed...yikes. Once we talked it over, suddenly my non-believing bothered him (as far as I could tell) because it means I'm not going to Heaven. It is difficult to feel close to someone when you think so differently about life. The only "compromise" we've come up with is to start going to church so we can at least feel like we still know each other. It still doesn't totally make sense to me, but it is a much better option than breaking up.
4) Because of #2 and #3, I briefly considered moving back to Portland and working for the other branch, especially since they are losing a couple of technicians in November. Then I considered doing the Peace Corps. Or being a CBP agricultural specialist in Seattle. Being single would be an adventure...
5) ...but then again, I've gone to the Humane Society numerous times, looking for a cat to take home. Settling might also be nice.
6) And so it seems, some things never change.